Farmers face backlash for comments in Washington Post
Alan Guebert reacts to the nearly 5,000 readers' comments posted online in response to sentiments from farmers included in a Washington Post article.
Whipping the soy-boys no way to win
In his column this week, Alan Guebert sheds some light on the recent growth of the meatless meat market and tells farmers why they shouldn't even be mad.
From ink to electrons: The retirement of print journalism
Alan Guebert discusses the bleak future of print journalism and the reasons why print newspapers are closing for good.
Reagan planted today’s ag seeds
Columnist Alan Guebert says some of the more progressive farm programs of the last 25 years came into being under Ronald Reagan.
Top 10 reasons to love the China deal
There's many reasons to be thrilled about Shuanghui International Holding Inc.’s proposed $4.7 billion purchase of Smithfield Foods, Inc. Here's only 10...
The cost of our unsustainable livestock and poultry CAFO culture
Alan Guebert calculates the actual cost of our livestock and poultry concentrated animal feeding operation culture. It's higher than most Americans believe.
Go slow on the bull market
You wouldn’t order a new pick-up truck without reserving the right to amend—choose—how the truck is equipped inside and out.
The same goes for a...
No ethanol doesn’t mean no profit
Perhaps, ethanol is not the direction we should be going, according to some academics from the corn belt. Alan Guebert weighs in on their perspective.
Death taxes: Only for the 1 percenters
Alan Guebert explains why neither today’s tax laws nor the proposed American Family Plan creates a “death tax” crisis in any state or the U.S.
Meadowbrook Farms collapses
A sudden surge of spring-like warmth put a hint of green in my backyard just in time for St. Patrick's Day. Whether the lovely...
